What does emanate mean?
Emanate means (intransitive) To come from a source; issue from..
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/ˈɛm.əˌneɪt/ · verb
(intransitive) To come from a source; issue from..
Fragrance emanates from flowers.
[…] this Association has taken into its serious consideration a proposal, emanating from the aforesaid, Samuel Pickwick, Esq., G.C.M.P.C., and three other Pickwickians hereinafter named, […]
that subsisting form of government from which all special laws emanate
Now and again, he caught a whiff of a peculiar smell that seemed to emanate directly from her person. It was not in the least unpleasant, and it reminded him—well, he wasn’t quite sure what it reminded him of.
The smell of fresh asphalt hangs heavy in the air at Dore & Totley station. It's even powerful enough to overcome the usual delightful aromas emanating from the well-known curry house which occupies the original platform building.
[…] his baggy, wrinkled suit emanating a diapery stench […]
Use emanate when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Emanate means (intransitive) To come from a source; issue from..
Common synonyms include exhale, give forth.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Fragrance emanates from flowers.
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